Swans Reserves (ECFL comp) 2021 (VFL we fart in your general direction)

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Telstra Dome or whatever the fu** we call it now.

Eddieshead

 

[Swans man]

Probably time for this year's thread given the first intake of players has been named;

Sydney locks in talent for East Coast VFL Competition

The Sydney Swans have today announced 11 players for the club’s inaugural East Coast VFL competition team.

www.sydneyswans.com.au

Coach; Jeremy Laidler

Jeremy Laidler

Age

34

Ht

190cm

Wt

91kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.4

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

6.8

4star

M

3.7

4star

T

2.0

4star

MG

201.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

14.4

4star

K

7.0

3star

HB

7.4

5star

M

3.8

4star

T

3.4

5star

Sydney Swans East Coast VFL (players confirmed to date)

Jake Bartholomaeus (QBE Sydney Swans Academy / Sydney University)
Nick Brewer (QBE Sydney Swans Academy / North Shore Bombers)
Darcy Cordell (QBE Sydney Swans Academy/ UNSW Bulldogs)
Max Geddes (QBE Sydney Swans Academy / UNSW Bulldogs )
Ryan Hebron (QBE Sydney Swans Academy, North Shore Bombers)
Lachlan McAndrew (QBE Sydney Swans Academy / Manly Wolves)
Harry Morrison

1

Harry Morrison

Age

25

Ht

184cm

Wt

79kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.1

4star

K

8.5

3star

HB

5.6

4star

M

4.3

4star

T

2.9

4star

CL

0.9

3star

D

13.4

3star

K

9.8

4star

HB

3.6

2star

M

4.2

4star

T

1.6

3star

CL

0.8

3star

D

18.4

5star

K

11.4

4star

HB

7.0

5star

M

5.4

5star

T

2.2

4star

CL

2.0

4star

(Sydney Uni, Sturt, Old Geelong)
Ben Silvagni (Carlton Football Club)
Sam Thorne (QBE Sydney Swans Academy / UNSW Bulldogs)
Reed van Husstede (QBE Sydney Swans Academy / Newcastle City)
Aidan Watling (QBE Sydney Swans Academy / Newcastle City)

"The squad is not finalised at this stage. The playing list will comprise a primary list of up to 12 open-age players, and a development list of up to 18 players aged 22 and under.
In the lead up to the 2021 East Coast VFL season, players in the squad can train twice a week with the senior Sydney Swans program.
The season will start in April 2021 and be played over 16 rounds." (Still no schedule I believe).

I have heard paddy macartin is training with them. Is this a good sign we are to sign some sort of contract

 

[Jewelsbon]

I have heard paddy macartin is training with them. Is this a good sign we are to sign some sort of contract

 

[Borough Blood]

Hope we don't play Port Melbourne

I do

 

[bedford]

I do

Why

 

[Mister B]

Why

Because you can't walk away from the game unhappy? One of the two teams is successful on the day. s**t, I might even barrack for the draw. I just hope we draw casey at casey fields. It'd be a novelty having the boys play a stones throw away.

 

[SGBeach]

does anyone know if the ressies will be televised? hope so, keen to watch.
with broadcasters so hungry for sport, you'd think the AFL could make some extra cash

 

[bedford]

does anyone know if the ressies will be televised? hope so, keen to watch.
with broadcasters so hungry for sport, you'd think the AFL could make some extra cash

Channel 7 in Melbourne will probably still do it, but games in Victoria you would think

 

[JackSwans]

Paddy McCartin officially announced by the club, joining the VFL side!

 

[bedford]

As i told you a few weeks ago , it's now official that Paddy McCartin has signed to our ressies. They want a look at him playing to a good standard , if all good he plays AFL

 

[RUNVS]

Paddy McCartin officially announced by the club, joining the VFL side!

If he goes concussion free for half a season I think we will pick him up in the mid season draft.

 

[Kiama Chris]

If he goes concussion free for half a season I think we will pick him up in the mid season draft.

Sounds like a plan.
Have said for a long time that when Buddy, Sinkers and Reidy retire we will be one KPF short (assuming Tom stays at CHB).
This will give us three KPFs starting 2023 - McDonald (20), McLean (23) and Paddy (26).
Of course, it may not work out, but it is sure worth a shot.
Fingers crossed for his health!

 

[hairy biker]

McCartin joins East Coast VFL Swans

Former number one draft pick Paddy McCartin is the latest addition to the Sydney Swans East Coast VFL side for season 2021.

www.sydneyswans.com.au

Noticed 2 more players added, as well as Paddy;
Harry Maguire & Adam Gulden.

If Maguire is like his Man Utd namesake then good in air, but slow.

Adam is Errol's older brother and son of Bron (asst coach in the Girl's Academy).

Harry Maguire from Pennant Hills Demons has been awarded the 2019 AFL Sydney Rising Star award.

Men's Rising Star - AFL Sydney

Click here to see the AFL Sydney Men’s Rising Star honour roll which dates back to the award’s inception in 2001. Below you can read about all the past winners since 2011 and view the vote counts from each…Read more ›

sydneyafl.com.au

https://afl.draftcentral.com.au/player/harry-maguire/

Adam GULDEN | Players | Season | NEAFL

Draft prospect: Adam Gulden

Watch potential 2014 draftee Adam Gulden in action

www.afl.com.au

 

[Tesla Tenet]

Ummm question? Let's say he is going gangsters do we get direct access to him or is he available for any team? E.g Norf, Crows

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[Donza]

Ummm question? Let's say he is going gangsters do we get direct access to him or is he available for any team? E.g Norf, Crows

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Yeah any team....
However he's relocated to Sydney.
I'm sure every side will have their targets.

 

[Kiama Chris]

McCartin joins East Coast VFL Swans

Former number one draft pick Paddy McCartin is the latest addition to the Sydney Swans East Coast VFL side for season 2021.

www.sydneyswans.com.au

Noticed 2 more players added, as well as Paddy;
Harry Maguire & Adam Gulden.

If Maguire is like his Man Utd namesake then good in air, but slow.

Adam is Errol's older brother and son of Bron (asst coach in the Girl's Academy).

Harry Maguire from Pennant Hills Demons has been awarded the 2019 AFL Sydney Rising Star award.

Men's Rising Star - AFL Sydney

Click here to see the AFL Sydney Men’s Rising Star honour roll which dates back to the award’s inception in 2001. Below you can read about all the past winners since 2011 and view the vote counts from each…Read more ›

sydneyafl.com.au

https://afl.draftcentral.com.au/player/harry-maguire/

Adam GULDEN | Players | Season | NEAFL

Draft prospect: Adam Gulden

Watch potential 2014 draftee Adam Gulden in action

www.afl.com.au

Thanks for digging those up.

 

[Punts]

They had to do that though , no way would you risk the main list

exactly what I was saying few months back

hope it works out

 

[Millky95]

They had to do that though , no way would you risk the main list

exactly what I was saying few months back

hope it works out

Even if he doesn't get picked up in the mid-season draft if he plays well I hope we rookie him next season

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

I expect Paddy has a team of trusted specialists in Sydney who will monitor him very closely. Given his circumstances and he is apparently happy in Sydney, I would be surprised if another Club picked him up ahead of us.

 

[hairy biker]

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Interview with AFL football operations manager Steve Hocking;

Why is the new VFL called the VFL?

The new VFL is a mash-up of the old NEAFL and VFL, with 22 teams from three states.
Non-Victorian teams weren’t thrilled by the league retaining the VFL name, but Hocking says it stacked up.

“It’s just the rich history of the VFL name. It has got an unbelievable history and so we have retained that for that very reason. We understand there is some other version we could have come up with, but we have got a competition that is going to be really strong as far as the eastern states at an elite level and it’s going to support the AFL well.”

Yep the VFL/VFA does have a rich history, but with the inclusion of AFL reserve sides and especially non-Victorian teams it is now a complete bastardisation of the old VFL VFA and to retain the name is disrespectful to the non Vic sides, but even moreso to the traditions and history of the VFL VFA.

Edited, hopefully, for clarity.

 

[bedford]

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Yep the VFL does have a rich history, but with the inclusion of AFL reserve sides and especially non-Victorian teams it is now a complete bastardisation of the old VFL. and to retain the name is disrespectful to the non Vic sides, but even moreso to the traditions and history of the VFL.

I hope you don't mean the Modern VFL , if so it's more about the VFA

 

[hairy biker]

I hope you don't mean the Modern VFL , if so it's more about the VFA

Yep good point.

In my mind I was thinking of the VFA when I was referring to the VFL.

 

[bedford]

Yep good point.

In my mind I was thinking of the VFA when I was referring to the VFL.

Had the pleasure of playing VFA , it was a great comp and the 16 a side made it even more enjoyable. But once again the AFL destroyed it

 

[BloodySwan]

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Yep the VFL does have a rich history, but with the inclusion of AFL reserve sides and especially non-Victorian teams it is now a complete bastardisation of the old VFL. and to retain the name is disrespectful to the non Vic sides, but even moreso to the traditions and history of the VFL.

It's got such a rich history, dating back to the ancient days of 1996 when the VFA renamed itself into the VFL. So we clearly couldn't expect them to rename the competition again

 

[BruceFromBalnarring]

It's got such a rich history, dating back to the ancient days of 1996 when the VFA renamed itself into the VFL. So we clearly couldn't expect them to rename the competition again

"Rich history" didn't much ******* matter when they sent South to Sydney then shut down Fitzroy!

The name should describe what it is. It's that simple. I am a Victorian, the Football League is not. Or at least, it shouldn't be.